Mac screenwriting application

FreeScript

Write your screenplay. FreeScript handles the formatting as you type.

Selected personal project

Signed Mac release · Not notarized

PDF import needs selectable text. Scanned PDFs require OCR first. Physical Intel testing is pending.

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**Product overview**
Repository product artwork · Typewriter identity with an actual app capture using fictional writing.
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Mac download

How it works

Write your screenplay. Let FreeScript handle the formatting.

Made for Screenwriters, filmmakers and students starting or developing a screenplay

Start your screenplay

Open a new screenplay and write your first scene. FreeScript applies the layout for scene headings, action, characters and dialogue.

Keep your story moving

Press Enter for the next element and Tab to change its type. Navigate scenes, use focus mode and keep writing with local autosave.

Share your next draft

Export a formatted PDF to share or a Fountain file to keep working elsewhere. You can also paste an existing script or import a text-based PDF and continue editing.

More features

Screenplay formatting
Focused writing
Portable drafts

Formatting that follows your writing

Scene headings, action and dialogue use screenplay styling automatically. Press Enter for the next element and Tab to change its type.

Write on your Mac

Find a scene, revise a line and keep going. Your drafts autosave locally, and the Mac editor works offline.

A coherent product identity

A typewriter logo family, paper-and-ink palette, real captures and captioned promotional videos connect the brand to the working product.

Project images

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App and website captures

**The writing room**
Actual Mac app capture · Fictional sample screenplay, scene navigation and local save status.
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**Paste an existing script**
Actual Mac app capture · A fictional screenplay in the paste box before automatic formatting.
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**Editable screenplay**
Actual Mac app capture · Pasted text separated into editable screenplay elements.
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**Continue a PDF draft**
Actual Mac app capture · A real exported PDF reimported as editable text and revised further.
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**Focus mode**
Actual Mac app capture · The focused writing surface using fictional text.
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**Export your draft**
Actual Mac app capture · PDF, Fountain and complete FreeScript backup options.
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Product graphics

The identity system

Repository product artwork · Logo family, palette, typography, product and voice; the campaign photograph is AI-generated.

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**Editorial campaign**
Promotional artwork · An AI-generated typewriter photograph communicates the writing ritual; it is not a physical FreeScript product.
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**Square launch graphic**
Repository product artwork · Square social format with a genuine fictional-sample app capture.
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**Vertical launch graphic**
Repository product artwork · Vertical social story with a genuine app capture.
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**Repository introduction**
Repository product artwork · The README introduction, using a real app capture.
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Need something similar?

A similar business need

A creative studio could use a dedicated writing workspace that handles document styling while its team develops structured drafts. This is an illustrative comparable need, not delivered client work.

How I would approach your build

Tested paste formatting, undo, PDF export-and-reimport, continued editing, and autosave in the installed signed Mac app, using temporary storage to protect the writer’s library.

Design, development, testing, and launch with a direct line to the person building your product.
Scope, price, start date, and target launch agreed before development.
Your custom code and deployment handover, with the 30-day money-back guarantee after the completed product launches.

Work directly with the developer, from the first idea to launch. Your custom code is 100% yours. Client work and code stay out of this public portfolio unless you give permission.

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BRAND & PRODUCT STORY

Watch the workflow. Explore the identity.

Edited, captioned demonstrations built from genuine app captures with fictional sample writing. The separate campaign photograph is AI-generated promotional artwork.

Promotional downloads

Logos, design tokens, brand guidelines, reusable social layouts, launch copy, real screenshots, and both videos.

PDF import requires selectable text. Mac drafts and the hosted chat companion transfer through import/export, without automatic synchronization.

Behind the build

FreeScript source code on GitHub ↗

Technical details & image context

The problem

Keep writers focused on scenes and dialogue by taking care of screenplay margins, spacing and element styling.

What was built

An offline Mac editor with screenplay element styling, Enter and Tab shortcuts, focus mode and local autosave, packaged as a signed universal DMG. Paste formatting and text-based PDF import support existing drafts. A separate MCP service exposes screenplay tools to ChatGPT and Claude.

Development details

Screenplay formatting as you type, with Enter and Tab shortcuts
Paste a script or import an editable text-based PDF
Local autosave, undo/redo, scene navigation and search
Fountain, JSON backup and formatted PDF export
Universal Mac DMG with Developer ID signing
Stateless screenplay tools for ChatGPT and Claude

About these images and previews

Selected personal project. Genuine app captures use fictional sample writing. Promotional compositions are labeled; the campaign photograph is AI-generated. The Mac app is Developer ID signed, not notarized. Scanned PDFs require OCR first; imported formatting should be reviewed. Runtime tested on Apple Silicon, with physical Intel testing pending. Chat tools use a separate stateless hosted service; no automatic Mac/chat sync is included.